Immigration; Prohibits counties & municipalities from providing funds to any person, entity, or organization to issue identification documents to individual who does not provide proof of lawful presence in US; requires hospitals to collect patient immigration status data information on admission; requires certain private employers to use E-Verify system to verify employment eligibility of persons who accept employment offers authorizes DEO to enforce requirements to use E-Verify & to conduct random audits of employers; removes provision authorizing unauthorized immigrant to obtain license to practice law; provides criminal penalties for persons who knowingly & willfully violate, or who reasonably should know & violate, certain provisions relating to transporting into this state of individuals who entered US unlawfully & without inspection by Federal Government; provides for coordination of certain activities with Federal Government. APPROPRIATION: $12,000,000
Multiple-employer Welfare Arrangements; Revising eligibility requirements for a bona fide group to qualify as a multiple-employer welfare arrangement, etc.
Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking; Requires residential treatment centers for children & adolescents to place specified signage; requires committee of Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to conduct study; allows adult safe homes to provide lists of advocates who are employed or who volunteer at adult safe house who may claim privilege under s. 90.5037; requires DCF to inspect adult safe houses before certification & annually thereafter; authorizes certain actions for noncompliance; requires DCF to establish process to certify adult safe houses that provide housing & care to adult survivors of human trafficking; provides certification requirements; requires DCF to inspect adult safe houses & ensure that staff of each adult safe house completes specified intensive training; requires DBPR to impose penalty for subsequent violations by public lodging establishments; provides requirements for safe houses & safe foster homes; requires specified signage to be placed on premises of facilities maintained by licensed child-caring agencies. APPROPRIATION: $463,000
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act; Revising the definition of the term “critical infrastructure facility”; deleting a requirement that a person or governmental entity apply to the Federal Aviation Administration to restrict or limit the operation of drones in specified areas; deleting a provision allowing a drone operating in transit for commercial purposes to operate over a critical infrastructure facility under certain circumstances, etc.
Contractual Services Contract Liability Limits; Requires certain contract documents to include specified provision that provides liability limits.
Dissolution of Marriage; Revises various provisions relating to different forms of support, maintenance, or alimony, including requirements for written findings; factors to consider when awarding support, maintenance, or alimony; rebuttable presumptions; criteria for modifying or terminating certain awards; removes permanent alimony; requirements relating to modifying or terminating award based on supportive relationships & retirement; revises provisions relating to modifying parenting plan & time-sharing schedule.
Student Online Personal Information Protection; Prohibits operators from knowingly engaging in specified activities relating to students' covered information; provides exception; specifies duties of operator; provides circumstances under which operator may disclose students' covered information; & provides for enforcement under Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by DLA.
Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Authorizing specified persons to visit at their pleasure county and municipal detention facilities, etc.
Sales of Firearms and Ammunition; Prohibits specified businesses from assigning merchant category codes or otherwise classifying merchants of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise or sporting goods retailers; prohibits entities involved in processing payment card transactions from assigning to or requiring merchant to use merchant category codes; specifies any agreement or contractual provision to contrary is void; authorizes DACS to investigate violations & bring actions.
Legal Instruments; Defines "witness"; defines "mortgagee" & "mortgagor"; requires that lien created by assignment of rents be perfected against mortgagor in addition to third parties under certain conditions; revises types of expenses that may be paid by collected rents; defines "property"; expands scope of final judgment of foreclosure to include other liens; requires award of attorney fees in certain circumstances; defines "mortgagor"; provides for retroactive applicability.
OGSR/Public Guardians and Employees with Fiduciary Responsibility; Revises provision which provides exemption from public records requirements for identifying & location information of current or former public guardians, employees with fiduciary responsibility, & spouses & children of current or former public guardians & employees with fiduciary responsibility; narrowing scope of public records exemption for current public guardians & employees with fiduciary responsibility & former public guardians & employees with fiduciary responsibility; removes scheduled repeal of exemption.
Florida Virtual School; Providing for flexibility in the administration of specified assessments for Florida Virtual School full-time students of military families residing outside this state; providing a process for the parents or guardians of such students to request the flexibility in assessment administration from the Florida Virtual School; providing flexibility in the administration of specified assessments for certain Florida Virtual School students, etc.
